說明

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See also: 説明 and 说明

Chinese

to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
trad. (說明)
simp. (说明)
anagram 明說明说

Pronunciation


Verb

說明

  1. to explain; to account for; to illustrate; to specify
    除非另有說明除非另有说明  ―  chúfēi lìngyǒu shuōmíng  ―  unless otherwise specified
    現在科學可以說明許多神秘 [MSC, trad.]
    现在科学可以说明许多神秘 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiànzài kēxué kěyǐ shuōmíng xǔduō shénmì de shì.
    Science can now account for many mysterious things.
  2. to show; to indicate; to mean; to prove
    說明什麼说明什么  ―  Zhè shuōmíng shénme?  ―  What does this show?

Synonyms

  • (to explain):
  • (to show):

Noun

說明

  1. explanation; instruction; direction; account; note

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せつ
Hyōgai
めい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 說明 – see the following entry.
説明せつめい
explanation
to explain
(This term, 說明, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

說明 (seolmyeong) (hangeul 설명)

  1. hanja form? of 설명 (explanation)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

說明

  1. chữ Hán form of thuyết minh (to provide voice-over; to narrate).